Kariouk Associates have completed the Stacey-Turley Residence, a family home on a narrow lot located in Ottawa, Canada. Description Task To design a “forever” home on a narrow lot for a young family Design Challenge The requirements for this project called for the design of a small home that would respond to the evolving life needs of a young couple, with two small boys, who intend to live their lives here for the next half century. A significant spatial challenge from the start of the project was that the maximum allowable width of the house could only be twenty-four feet, hence the house would necessarily need to be long; because windows on the long sides of the home were greatly restricted by zoning regulations, there was an immediate design challenge to bring light into the long interior volume that otherwise would be dark. Design Solution The home is set as far back as possible within a contoured landscape, effectively turning the “basement” into a “lower level” that opens fu